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- From: rcj41604@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Huh!?)
- Subject: Re: CIV Railroads on oceans
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 19:38:24 GMT
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- PCT601%SIRIUS.UKC.AC.UK@ib.rl.ac.uk (Robryche) writes:
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- >Actually, I dont think that railroads on water should really be considered
- >as a bug. Just think of it as establishing shipping lanes. After all,
- >your boats still have to use up the same movement points. And, as for
- >fortresses, there are a few just off the coast near where I live. I
- >believe some celebrity has had one converted as a get-away retreat.
- >I believe they used to be used for much the same reason as you would
- >use one in CIV. I.e. to defend inlets and the like from enemy invasion.
- >Equally, the validity of having one in the middle of an ocean is lost
- >in both cases.
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- >Now, if someone could come up with a hack to allow settlers to 'turn to plains'
- >on water...
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- Since when do ships HAVE to use thier move points? heh heh heh...
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- Huh!? rcj41604@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
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